Ed, Edd n Eddy

Sure, there are alot of cartoons I like. Many of them are from my childhood, and most of them make me laugh more than Ed, Edd n Eddy does. But this show always had a charm I could not resist, and that's why I tend to draw more fanart for it than for anything else.
And my mother is actually one of the few mothers on Earth who didn't complain about her child watching it. But really, she let me watch Ren & Stimpy as well.

Why were parents so afraid of Ed, Edd n Eddy? There's nothing controversial going on in the episodes, and the ridiculous gay undertones came way later. Even the episode where Eddy lost his (hinted) porn magazines came later.
The issue was probably that the characters didn't have a clean and innocent design, like the Powerpuff Girls, or even Tom and Jerry; one of the most violent, stereotyping, women-objectifying cartoons around. Yet nobody sees a problem with that show, or the old Disney and Looney Tunes cartoons. But now people speak of the devil if a cartoon character uses a gun or smokes a cigarette.

The effort put in Ed, Edd n Eddy always intrigued me, animation-wise. Sure, you can make the argument that Courage the Cowardly Dog wasn't far behind, and again, Tom and Jerry and similar cartoons had excellent animation; but the difference is that those cartoons began airing in a different time, where it was "normal" to put effort in the animation, and Ed, Edd n Eddy stayed on air for a very long time.
There is no doubt about it, people are getting lazy. Handdrawn animation is disappearing simply because of this reason. While many tv-shows still use 2D animation, alot of them switched over to the cheaper 3D animation.

I still think 3D has no place on regular television.

Ed, Edd n Eddy was Cartoon Network's longest running starters show, and over the years the animation only became better, but still recognizable. It has come to an end now, and while I think it wouldn't have been impossible for them to come up with more episodes, I'm sure Danny Antonucci had a different reason to quit besides having no more ideas. Sometimes you're just done, and you'll have to respect that.
He wanted to do a different show.

As much I enjoyed the cartoon, though, I do have to mention that the postponed episode "Look Before You Ed" was the most horrible thing I ever set my eyes upon.
I've only seen it once, as I promised myself to never watch it again, but I remember many awkward pauses and it leaving me with an empty feeling. The whole plot was a waste.
The movie wasn't quite what I hoped for, either, but I'll discuss that later on my appropriate blog.

But every other episode kept me entertained, and that includes the widely hated school seasons. The argument was made that Ed, Edd n Eddy was all about kids messing about in the Summer vacation, but I found the school building to be an interesting new setting. The episodes were just as enjoyable, and they managed to pull it off without inserting any students or teachers. I considered these episodes to be a success.

Ed, Edd n Eddy is filled with many unanswered questions, as it never revealed that much about its surroundings, so making fanart for it is an endless task I fully enjoy.